Characters and Original Cast
- Alec Harvey – Noël Coward
- Laura Jesson – Gertrude Lawrence
- Myrtle Bagot – Joyce Carey
- Beryl Waters – Moya Nugent
- Young Man – Charles Peters
- Stanley – Kenneth Carten
- Albert Godby, ticket collector – Alan Webb
- Bill, a soldier – Edward Underdown
- Johnnie, a soldier – Anthony Pelissier
- Mildred – Betty Hare
- Dolly Messiter – Everly Gregg (Joan Swinstead in New York)
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